Albany and Walbrook Whist Clubs Duel For League Trophy
The American Whist League trophy remains a sought prize as Albany Chess and Whist club defeats Philadelphia and Buffalo teams in December challenges. Walbrook of Baltimore travels to Albany narrowly loses 22 to 21, while New England tops New York State for the Brooklyn trophy in a 82-trick win.
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Boston
Albany Chess and Whist
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Whist
Buffalo Whist
Buffalo
Walbrook Whist Club
Baltimore
Albany
Walbrook
Beverly W. Smith
Messrs
Rathbone
Mubfielder
Snow
Lodge
Brooklyn
New York
New England
Howell
EK. C, Howell
Hygienic garter inventions promise comfort and health
The Kansas City Star notes new devices to avoid tight garters. A hygienic contrivance fastens stocking tops to drawers with two buttons and loops for comfort. A ribbed stocking with elastic top gathers above the knee without injuring flesh, using tied ribbon ends for decoration.
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The
Kansas City Star
Ethan Allen Hitchcock Named Secretary of the Interior
Ethan Allen Hitchcock, former ambassador to Russia, is identified as a prominent St. Louis businessman and close friend of President McKinley. Born in Mobile in 1833, he comes from the notable Hitchcock family with ties to law and industry. He led several manufacturers and railways in St. Louis and supported U.S. and Russian industrial collaboration.
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Ethan Allen Hitchcock
Interior
Russia
St. Louis
McKinley
Hitchcock
Mr. Hitchcock
Mobile
Ala
Henry
Alabama
Vermont
Tennessee
Ethan
New Haven
China
Olyphant & Co
United States
Ethan Allen
Fort Ticonderoga
Continental Congress
Henry Hitchcock
Supreme Court
Harrison
Heat risk from incandescent lamps sparks fire danger
A discussion of how incandescent electric lamps convert electricity to heat and light. It explains that only about five to six percent becomes light and the rest heat, which can ignite flammable fabrics if lamps are placed near them. Experiments show a 16 candle power lamp can boil water in under an hour.
Preventive Measures Against Tuberculosis Highlighted
A Paris Academy report by M Grandier urges collecting sputum in solutions of carbolic acid or water, avoiding sweeping, keeping dust down, and boiling milk. For family practice, continued prophylaxis from diagnosis and early treatment to keep the disease quiescent is advised. In the army, cases with no bacilli in sputum should be invalided once Koch bacilli appear, and officials are asked to enforce these rules in barracks.
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M. Grandier
Paris Academy of Medicine
Koch
Water as a disinfectant in sickrooms
The article stresses water’s disinfectant role as a strong absorbent that flushes closets and drains, dissolves chemical poisons, and should be kept in an uncovered vessel in each sick room. It recommends renewing the water frequently and placing the vessel under the bed, advising against drinking water that has stood uncovered.
Snakes In India Fresh Water Harmless Salt Water Poisonous
A statement notes that in India all fresh water snakes are harmless while all salt water snakes are poisonous. The claim contrasts the safety of freshwater species with the danger posed by marine snakes.
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India
Relic of St Anthony Draws Thousands to New York Church
Pilgrims from across the country gather at Our Lady Queen of Angels church in New York to kiss a splinter believed to be a bone fragment of St Anthony and attributed miraculous cures. The relic, set in Capuchin jewels, was sent from Padua and is guarded by Capuchin friars.
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St. Anthony
New York
John the Baptist
Padua
Names Requested to Avoid Penalties on City Streets
The Springfield Homestead urges residents to give their names openly to prevent being identified with crimes or accidents. It notes common sayings about unnamed men hit by streetcars and unnamed women struck by wagons, urging cooperation to avoid penalties and confusion.
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Springfield
Good and Sufficient Excuse for Lateness
A student explains his tardiness to the teacher with a humorous personal excuse. Johnny declares the reason to be enjoying the first buckwheat cakes of the year. The exchange is reported in a light, whimsical tone.
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Johnny
Johnnny
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Outwitting Fierce Bears for the Zoo Hunt
The narrative describes hunters in Yellowstone catching young black bear cubs for the Washington zoo. They target the mother first, using a long pole to prod and drive her from the tree while cubs cling and watch. After driving off the mother, hunters rope and hoist cubs, securing them with a slip noose and collar before lowering them to the ground.
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National Zoo
Washington
Yellowstone National Park
Francisco Chronicle
Yellowstone Park
Mr. Cubin
Unique Bavarian Bridge Turns Floods to Plaything
A southern Bavarian railway bridge spans a raging torrent by carrying water across the line. After years of failed stone and iron crossings, engineers built a tunnel and reinforced walls that redirect floodwater, protecting the railroad during cloudbursts and keeping the line intact through severe rains.
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Bavaria
Isar
Cincinnati Enquirer
Colorado's Dawson Boom Sparks Stampede In New Gold Field
A Colorado gold strike near Canon City creates Dawson, a rush town named after miner B X Dawson. Thousands converge within 24 hours, with saloons, restaurants, dance halls, and a rough town government forming as capitalists and experts assay the find. Outcomes depend on future tests. the boom could last weeks or vanish if only a pocket exists.
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Colorado
B. X. Dawson
Dawson
Klondike
Canon City
Denver
Colorado Springs
Cripple Creek
Dawson City
Silver Cliff Road
Greenhorn Mountain
Creede
Joun F
Wiillovahsy
Poisoning in Tudor England and the Overbury case
The article recounts that poisoning was once deemed high treason under Henry VIII's era and punished by boiling. It highlights the 1613 Overbury murder, where Sir Thomas Overbury suffered arsenic and cantharides poisoning after enemies Lord Rochester and his wife plotted revenge, lingering for months before dying. The offenders were released after five years' imprisonment.
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England
Henry VIII
James I
Buckingham
Thomas Overbury
Lord Rochester
Excavation Claim Ignites Pocketbook Dispute
A Chicago Tribune excerpt reports a dispute over building work begun in secret. One party contends excavation started, while the other reveals a $500 architect design payment. The clash centers on project progress and payment timing.
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Chicago Tribune
Pratt Without Chimneys Changes the Economics of Foundry Draft
A Chicago Record note explains replacing chimneys with a large fan in a plant housing three 260 horsepower boilers. The blower provides independent draft, allows cheaper coal, and cuts annual fuel costs from 5929 to 4995 dollars while adding 183 dollars for fan operation, yielding a net gain of 761 dollars, exceeding the cost of the apparatus.
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Cumberland
Chicago
Racial Growth Differences Noted in Child Measurements
Medical researchers report that white children show more measurement variation while Negro children are more uniform, with height differences emerging with age. Negro children are taller at same ages, head size smaller, teeth stronger, ears distinct, and limbs longer with more muscular development overall.
No Microbes Above 2 000 Feet Says Scientist
A scientist contends no microbes exist on Swiss mountains at 2 000 feet altitude challenging purity advocates. The piece argues against public fear of microbes and dismisses alarm about microbial presence in high mountains as unfounded.
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